Profile: Revolution

Marquis de Lafayette

             The Marquis de Lafayette was a young French volunteer, who aided in many battles during the American Revolution. On July 31, 1777 he was appointed as Major General in the Continental Army. He was only 20 years old. Late in the summer of 1777, Lafayette met General Washington and was part of his staff during the Battle of the Brandywine. In which, he was wounded. Lafayette, as he is best known, reentered the war in autumn of 1777. In December, he help Washington train his army at Valley Forge.
             Valley Forge and later in the American Revolution is when Lafayette truly became famous. This is when he began train members of the Continental Army and started controlling forces. In May of 1778, he outwitted the British at Bunker Hill, later renamed to Lafayette Hill in his honor. He also, helped trap the British at York and win the American Revolution.